How to script a Pdf Form export

[Meloper]

Hi, it is super easy to export a record as a pdf.

Right click on the header, export, pdf.

Is it possible to script that?

Can i use the ui action export?

My target is, to export the user record for a npa control.

So the user request a PDF over the SC, select the User an then the pdf is attached to the RITM or it is send by a Notification.

I need a scripted solution. It is not possible to do it manual or give read access to the regarding Records. 

[Maik Skoddow]

Hi @Meloper 

please see the following resources:

• PDF Generator API - Live Coding Happy Hour for 2021-04-23
• ServiceNow PDF Generation API Magic | Learn the power of ServiceNow PDF Generation API
• Generating Custom PDFs - using the new PDFGenerationAPI 

And the API can be found at https://developer.servicenow.com/dev.do#!/reference/api/quebec/server/sn_pdfgeneratorutils-namespace...

Kind regards
Maik

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[Ankur Bawiskar · Accepted solution]

@Meloper 

yes you can generate the PDF using client side UI action

check if this helps you; it would show UI action for user to download the PDF of the record

UI action steps

Client - checkbox True

OnClick - generatePDF()

Form Button - True

Form context menu - True

Script:

function generatePDF(){
	
	var url = '/' + g_form.getTableName() + '.do?sys_id=' + g_form.getUniqueValue() + '&PDF';
	window.open(url,"_blank");
	
}

Regards
Ankur

[Meloper]

Hi Ankur, thank you. The client Solution is perfect.

I created a onSUbmit CLient script after the Order and close the Ritm for documentation.

2 more question.

1. can we set the DownloadName?

2. can we attach that PDF to the Ritm? Its is created on client side, so i guess not, but maybe we can do the same on the serverside?

[Ankur Bawiskar]

Hi,

Points below

1. can we set the DownloadName? - Using the above solution you cannot customize file name

2. can we attach that PDF to the Ritm? Its is created on client side, so i guess not, but maybe we can do the same on the serverside? - you can use server side to attach PDF to record and give file name etc

refer this link

Generate PDF and attach to the record

Regards
Ankur